Tulane student steals car, crashes into 8 others, website reports

A student from Tulane University stole a car and crashed it into eight other vehicles early Friday morning, New Orleans police said.

Orleans Parish Sheriff's OfficeIan Driskill

Ian Driskill, 21, took the car in the 900 block of Audubon Street, then created a trail of collisions before officers finally caught him, said NOPD spokesman Officer Garry Flot.

New Orleans police Sgt. Marc Amos, of the 2nd District, told the Uptown Messenger website that Driskill appeared to be under the influence of drugs at the time and that he was injured during the spree. He was treated at a hospital before being booked at 7:40 a.m.

Records from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office show Driskill is charged with theft of a motor vehicle, illegal possession of stolen property, possession of chlorazepate, possession of marijuana, driving while intoxicated, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless operation of a vehicle, hit-and-run driving with no death or serious injury, possession of alcohol in a motor vehicle and lack of registration.